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Ilongo fisherfolks get fiberglass boats
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, fisherfolks from Iloilo City received 10 fiberglass reinforced plastic boats from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 and Department of Agriculture-Office of Assistant ...
- September 25, 2020
Why Chinese fishermen are in the WPS
China claims that part of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) enclosed by the nine-dash line is a traditional fishing ground of Chinese fishermen. That would make about 80 percent of the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ...
- April 26, 2021
Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk
Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable.
Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...
- September 25, 2017
Bantay Dagat catches 'super hulbot' fishers
Thirteen fishermen from San Remigio, Cebu were apprehended off the coast of Barangay Asluman, Carles town for illegal fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Force led by Police Officer 1 Hendrick Bunday and Marvin ...
- June 9, 2018
Search ongoing for missing fisherman in Culasi
A search and rescue operation was launched for a fisherman reported missing in the seawaters of Barangay Batonan Sur, Culasi, Antique. Romeo Vicente, 69, of Barangay Batonan Sur, went fishing onboard a small vessel around ...
- December 30, 2022
Negros 'hulbot' fishers nabbed
The captain and crew of a fishing boat from E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental have been arrested and charged of illegal fishing here. M/BCA Inday Janen, piloted by Joenel Barba with crews Herman Lumanog and Rafael Egoinio, ...
- May 8, 2015
‘Palukso’ fishermen arrested in Carles
Ten fishermen manning fishing vessel Michael were apprehended for illegal fishing in Barangay Piagao, Carles town. They were caught fishing using a modified drift trawl locally known as palukso two kilometers from the ...
- June 23, 2018
Stop illegal fishing before it's too late'
Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Jett Rojas (5th District) called on the provincial government to curb the "undying" illegal fishing activities in the province. He also called on his colleagues in the Provincial Board to ...
- August 27, 2010
Boat operators, captains face illegal fishing rap
The owners and boat captains of two fishing boats that were apprehended for illegal fishing in Ajuy town face multiple criminal charges before the Iloilo Provincial Prosecutor’s Office. The complaint for violation of Section ...
- February 6, 2018
Color-coding: boats tagged as Iloilo steps up campaign vs illegal fishing
A provincial ordinance assigns colors and numbers to fishing vessels operating in coastal towns to let enforcers easily identify boats operated by the local fisherfolk and better protect municipal waters from poachers. ...
- December 9, 2018